One Hundred Ways to Whitewash Villains [Quick Wear] ━ Vol.2

12.6

　　The winter is getting thicker, and the bone-chilling chill in the air is becoming more and more obvious. The snake ants, which were most afraid of the cold, had long since disappeared. Only the lone goose, which had fallen behind for some reason, was still wandering alone in the sky.

　　Wei Chengze was holding steaming tea in his hand, his lacquer-like eyes reflected the plum blossoms that looked like dead trees in the yard, and the tip of his nose was reddish due to the cold. The thick winter coat was wrapped around his body, but it didn't look bulky at all. Instead, it added a bit of childlike innocence to him for no reason.

　　Even Shitang, who has never had a good impression of Wei Chengze, has to admit that if you only look at appearance, no one in this world can match him.

　　After staring at Wei Chengze for a while, Shi Tang looked away and looked at the pond covered with a thin layer of ice. You can vaguely see the koi carp swimming slowly under the water.

　　Fang Shaoyuan didn't like this kind of thing that was useless except for appreciation, but after Wei Chengze came to this house, he spent a lot of money to buy these koi carps and put them in the yard. There is no need to say more about the purpose of this in the pond.

　　After following Fang Shaoyuan for so many years, this was the first time that Shitang saw him being so interested in someone.

　　It's a pity that Wei Chengze doesn't seem to appreciate this. He never takes a second look at anything Fang Shaoyuan arranges.

　　To be honest, this made Shi Tang a little confused.

　　Whether it is from the information he learned from others before or from the interactions during this period of time, Wei Chengze is not a brainless person - to be more precise, Wei Chengze is good at calculation. Even if Shitang is not good at this, he can still feel Wei Chengze's precise grasp of people's hearts.

　　——So no matter how mentally prepared he is, he will be teased speechless by Wei Chengze.

　　When he thought about what happened these days, Shitang's fingers moved uncontrollably, and a trace of annoyance flashed across his eyes quickly.

　　Perhaps because he knew that Shitang would not betray Fang Shaoyuan, Wei Chengze never thought of asking him to let him go, but he didn't know whether he was upset about it, deliberately retaliating, or just out of boredom. Every day, Wei Chengze The most common thing he did was to tease Shitang and enjoy watching him change his face.

　　Shitang was not good at socializing with others, and he couldn't handle it at all when faced with a spirit like Wei Chengze. He could only keep a straight face and let the other party do whatever he wanted. On more than one occasion, Shitang was so tormented by Wei Chengze's implicitly provocative words and deeds that he ran away.

　　Of course, within half a quarter of an hour after each embarrassing escape, Shitang would come back expressionless - who told him that his current job was to guard Wei Chengze? If Wei Chengze disappeared or encountered something unexpected while he was away, it would be all due to his dereliction of duty.

　　And Shitang will never let this happen.

　　Therefore, even though Wei Chengze often made him blush, Shitang still stayed by Wei Chengze's side.

　　However, even Shitang himself was a little unsure as to whether there were other reasons for this.

　　His eyes slid across Wei Chengze's face involuntarily. Shi Tang suppressed the slightly complicated emotions in his heart and continued to stare at the small pond.

　　The carp seemed to be tired from swimming and stopped in place without moving for a long time.

　　This place is located somewhat north. Although it is not as cold as the north in winter, it is much colder than the soft south of the Yangtze River. In a few days, the ice on this pond will thicken, and it is not known whether these rare fishes will survive without anyone caring for them.

　　Fang Shaoyuan didn't understand these things at all, and Wei Chengze showed that he didn't care much about it, so he wouldn't put too much thought into it.

　　What's more, he doesn't have the time or energy to care about such unimportant things.

　　Although more than a month has passed since Wei Chengze was taken away from the prison, and even his injuries have healed without leaving even a scar, the turmoil caused by this incident outside has not yet been revealed. Far from calming down.

　　After learning that Wei Chengze died in prison before the execution day, the emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation into the matter and took the opportunity to clean up the court. Everyone who explicitly targeted Wei Chengze and played a role in convicting Wei Chengze was punished to a greater or lesser extent. Even the general of the town, Shao Yuan, was not able to avoid it, and the military power in his hands was even more severe. Part of it was taken back.

　　Many people secretly cursed the emperor for being obsessed with sex. He had been self-denial for more than fifty years, but at this time, he was in trouble. However, there are not many people who dare to say these words openly.

　　No one dared to touch the old man's brow at this time. The deep sadness in his brows and eyes can be seen by anyone with eyes. Many people were secretly shocked that this emperor actually had some sincerity towards the imperial master who was labeled as a monster.

　　Shitang still remembered that when Wei Chengze heard these things, his face had a completely different expression than usual - the corners of his mouth were clearly raised, but Shitang felt that this man would shed tears the next moment.

　　Only when Fang Shaoyuan talked about these things, Wei Chengze would not treat him like nothing as usual. Even Shitang often felt that Fang Shaoyuan, who was standing aside and looking intently at Wei Chengze, felt indescribably pitiful.

　　Logically speaking, no matter how Wei Chengze felt about Fang Shaoyuan, if he really wanted to gain freedom, Wei Chengze should not treat Fang Shaoyuan with such an attitude. Even if you are just pretending, you should make a compromise with Fang Shaoyuan, right? After all, everything about Wei Chengze is now in Fang Shaoyuan's hands.

　　As long as Fang Shaoyuan is willing, he can even easily take Wei Chengze's life.

　　A bird in a cage, a prisoner under the stairs, that's what it is.

　　Wei Chengze's current approach can be said to be extremely unwise. That is to say, Fang Shaoyuan didn't know why, but he would never criticize Wei Chengze harshly. If it were anyone else... Shitang's eyes darkened slightly, and he didn't know what he thought of.

　　"I don't want to leave the capital." Although he didn't see Shi Tang's expression, Wei Chengze suddenly said as if he guessed what he was thinking.

　　The Duke of Zhenguo has a title and has his own fief, and that fief cannot naturally be in the capital. Although Fang Shaoyuan is currently stuck in the capital due to previous matters, he will definitely set off back to his fiefdom as soon as the matter at hand is resolved. And if Wei Chengze really succeeded in winning Fang Shaoyuan's favor, the other party would definitely take him with him. For Wei Chengze, the capital was already too dangerous.

　　However, Wei Chengze didn't want to leave here at all.

　　Even if he died, he wanted to die in the city where that person was.

　　Wei Chengze lowered his eyelids to cover the look in his eyes.

　　Before Shitang could think carefully about the meaning of these words, Wei Chengze concealed the expression on his face, curved his lips, and a slightly evil smile suddenly appeared on his face: "General Fang loves misery. You killed me, didn't you?"

　　After hearing Wei Chengze's words, Shi Tang was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

　　If it wasn't for love that made Wei Chengze miserable, why would Fang Shaoyuan allow Wei Chengze to ridicule him in every possible way but never talk back? How could he often run here despite Wei Chengze's cold eyes?

　　Wei Chengze only dared to be so unscrupulous because of Fang Shaoyuan's feelings for him.

　　His brows wrinkled little by little, and Shi Tang pursed his lips hard.

　　——It happens every time.

　　Whenever he had a slight liking for Wei Chengze, the other person's next words and actions would make him feel unhappy from the bottom of his heart, making him unable to completely let go of his guard against this person. But every time he wanted to keep a distance from this person, the other person would come closer and tease him, which was simply... hateful.

　　Shitang felt as if a can of paint had been knocked over in his heart, and the taste was particularly difficult to distinguish.

　　Wei Chengze did not turn his head to look at the person next to him, as if he didn't care what the other person was thinking, but his eyes followed the other person's gaze and landed on the frozen pond.

　　His eyesight was not as good as Shitang's and he couldn't see clearly the carp under the ice, but he could still imagine the scene.

　　Koi are afraid of the cold. Every winter, they will dive into deep pools to hibernate, hanging quietly in the water and spending the whole winter motionless.

　　The pond in this yard is too shallow and these koi cannot survive this winter.

　　The emperor who is now being cursed by many people once gave him a few koi as gifts and even raised them with him for a while. It was also on such a cold day - maybe even colder than this time. Because it was the first time for Wei Chengze to raise such a thing, Wei Chengze was at a loss. At first, two of them died. Later, the emperor taught him step by step what to do, and he successfully saved the remaining few. fish life.

　　Unfortunately, without Wei Chengze, the few fish in his yard would not survive this year.

　　Thinking of this, the smile on Wei Chengze's face faded. After a long time, he said: "I don't like koi."

　　Beauty is beautiful, but it is too fragile. Once it loses people's care, it will be unable to survive. Have a long winter.

　　Shitang looked at Wei Chengze in surprise, a little surprised that he would say such a thing. You know, outsiders say that what Wei Chengze loves most is this kind of flashy stuff.

　　But what exactly did he say? Rumors in the market are always slightly different from the facts, which is not a strange thing. Even Wei Chengze's temperament is completely different from what others say.

　　The tea in Wei Chengze's hand had already gone cold, and it didn't bring any warmth when he held it in his hand. He looked down at the tepid tea in his hand, then turned to look at Shi Tang beside him. He suddenly put down the teacup in his hand and reached out to take Shi Tang's hand: "Lend me to warm your hand.

　　Shitang: ...

　　Almost as soon as Wei Chengze touched the back of his hand, Shi Tang subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but the cold touch from the other person's fingertips made his movements pause and his reaction slowed down. Half a beat.

　　Without noticing anything strange about Shitang, Wei Chengze took his hand, placing one hand against his palm and the other against the back of his hand, completely using him as a hand warmer.

　　Feeling the cold temperature from his hand, Shi Tang couldn't help but glance at Wei Chengze, seemingly hesitant, but in the end he couldn't bear to withdraw his hand.

　　Forget it, it was just a hand warmer, no big deal, anyway...he was used to it.